. . Motivation is a driving force, it is a force that serves in many functions, motivation can emerge, or it can cause individuals to act in certain manners, it can keep people from obtaining their coal. Motivation is very difficult to observe. Workers are motivated by money and material gain, but being valued is more important than both are. Motivation is very important to employee’s behavior, because it has a direct link to good job performances, because motivated employees are a lot more
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EMPLOYEES’ MOTIVATION AS A STRATEGIC OPTION FOR INCREASING PERFORMANCE IN FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, MUBI-ADAMAWA STATE By Stephen Pembi E-mail: vandisha@yahoo.com Phone No: +2348035884660 Assistant Lecturer Department of Business Administration Faculty of Arts, Social and Management Sciences Adamawa State University, Mubi-Nigeria EMPLOYEES’ MOTIVATION AS A STRATEGIC OPTION FOR INCREASING PERFORMANCE IN FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, MUBI-ADAMAWA STATE ABSTRACT This study focused on the motivational factors
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Introduction Socrates’s famous statement “know thyself” gives an explanation for history and connecting with cognitive psychology and all of its’ different areas of study. “The single most important reason to study history is that the present time we are living in cannot be understood without knowing something about the past-how the present came to be” (Goodwin, 2008). We have to understand the first theories and concepts where psychology came to being. How did psychologies’ first pioneers approach
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Motivation is a very important and extremely complex part in the hospitality and tourism industry as much as in any business in the world. Motivation can and does affect how much effort people put in their work and how much they can learn, upgrade their skills and contribute more to the company, through it. (Mullins 2007). Bloisi (2003) defines motivation as ‘’a conscious decision - to perform one or more activities with greater effort than other competing activities’’ (W. Bloisi, 2003 Management
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performance. It is operationally defined as inner force that drives individuals to accomplish personal and organizational goals. In other words, motivated employees are needed in our rapidly changing workplaces. This is because every individual or employee needs motivation and so do organization. Employee who is highly motivated will help him achieve his personal goals and increase his job satisfaction and productive. Islam R and Hj Ismail A.Z (2008), based the study of Employee motivation A Malaysian perspective
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the banking industry, there is a ‘negative relationship between Stress experienced at work and employee job Satisfaction while the latter seems to be influenced by employees’ age, too’ (2010: 211). For this reason, HR managers and leaders need to
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PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS: MOTIVATION AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES - LITERATURE REVIEW – INTRODUCTION Many literatures in the past have served as string evidences of the need for the right approach towards the management of people within an organisation. In lieu of being able to improve the performance of an organisation, taking into account the management of its workforce, difference approaches and frameworks have been
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disadvantages of the company: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Human Relations Movement (Hawthorne), scientific management (Taylorism), Herzberger’s Two-Factor Theory and Style theories. It will be discussed how H&M encourages their employees to be self-motivated, makes sure to educate and share the knowledge and pass on the “spirit of H&M”. It seems that H&M is focused on treating people with respect and their desire is that the employees would involve in everyday`s activity. Social factors had a far
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------------------------------------------------- REQUIRED RETAKE INSTRUCTION FORM ------------------------------------------------- Introduction to Psychology 250391 Essay Student name/number: Name: Student Id: Courtney Gomez- 22336776 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Exam grade: 56 ------------------------------------------------- Date/Instructor: 3-18-16 JL -------------------------------------------------
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Workforce Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged, defines the word motivate as “to stimulate the active interest of in a study through appeal to associated interests or by special device ” and motive as “something within a person (as need, idea, organic state, or emotion) that incites him to action.” Intrinsic and extrinsic incentives are used by health care organizations as a method to motivate employees, increase productivity, promote patient safety, achieve optimal patient quality
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